2. CA Standards
Students know atoms combine to form
molecules by sharing electrons to form
covalent or metallic bonds or by
exchanging electrons to form ionic
bonds.
3. Metallic Bonding
The chemical bonding that
results from the attraction
between metal cations and the
surrounding sea of electrons
Vacant p and d orbitals in
metal's outer energy levels
overlap, and allow outer
electrons to move freely
throughout the metal
Valence electrons do not
belong to any one atom
4. Packing in Metals
Model: Packing
uniform, hard
spheres to best use
available space.
This is called closest
packing. Each atom
has 12 nearest
neighbors.
7. Properties of Metals
Metals are good
conductors of heat and
electricity
Metals are malleable
Metals are ductile
Metals have high
tensile strength
Metals have luster